Pickle-in-Wonderland

#367BritLit Me rn with my Research Essay (and the twelve other essays I have to do):

Out of all the novels we read this semester, there was nothing more surprising to me than suddenly being told that Robbie and Cecilia both died at the end of 'Atonement'. They hardly got any time together after "the incident." It felt spiteful from McEwan. #367britlit

Swarms of cards(?), declarations of head liberation, rules of a court, and questions of what is real.....where have I seen this before🧐 #367BritLit

TH: The fact that Padua makes mention of pennames used by women of the 19th century continues to reinforce the idea that she is trying to bring to attention the strength of women and the influence they have had on history, though we may not realize. #367BritLit

It's amazing how one small thing, such as a father being called a mad poet, can lead to revolutionary concepts and alter the course of history forever. Lord Byron > Ada's Math Childhood > Meeting Babbage > Design of Computative Law > Computers > Steampunk > so on #367BritLit

Carmel's final chapter ending with an almost prayer-like mantra and for her ending with "Give thanks!" felt distinct when compared with the title of the chapter. It is also important to note the capitalization on it, when the rest of the chapter is not. #367BritLit

TH: Evaristo manages to capture the harsh complexities of what it means to live in a time where being of the LGBTQIA+ is unforgiving and what it means to have transcendent love through decades. #367BritLit

When I first began Mr. Loverman, I was baffled by the language that Evaristo was using, not being very familiar with the Antiguan accent. But, the further I read, the more I began to forget it was there. #367BritLit

The ending of "The Pillowman" is the best ending out of everything we have read so far, however it still kinda sucked imo. #367BritLit

Reading through McDonagh's "The Pillowman," I was reminded of a John Cusack film called "The Raven." #367BritLit

#367BritLit TH: I felt that Punishment by Seamus Heaney is a reinterpretation of the punishment that Zeus gave to Prometheus in which he was essentially handed death, but meant to live through it all.

The ending of Atonement struck me hard, as Briony spent her life atoning for sins of the past, to people who could no longer hear her. There is a cowardice in her actions, but also a strength. And in the end, she fulfills her promise to Robbie. #367BritLit

#367BritLit Sister Drummond watching over Briony's shoulder

TH: McEwan, throughout the novel Atonement, creates an intrigue of questions before subverting the answer that the audience thought would be truth. No where is this more apparent than with Briony and her quiet, timid, and almost antagonist actions against Robbie. #367BritLit

There feels like more realistic choices for who hurt Lola than Robbie. Such as when Leon creeps on Briony or how questioning Paul is. We know Robbie, we've seen his view and heard his thoughts. We know his innocence, and Briony accusing him taints that image. #367BritLit

"The handwritten letter he had rested on the open copy of Grey's Anatomy,..." When I read this, I had to do a double take due to how ingrained in today's culture Grey's Anatomy is (the show, rather than the book). #367BritLit

"My darling one, you are young and lovely, But inexperienced, and though you think The world is at your feet, It can rise up and tread on you." (McEwan pg. 16) #367BritLit

#367BritLit After finishing Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, this is exactly how I felt, regardless of how understandable and well plotted everything is:

TH: Hailsham feels like an institute from a horror film, secretive, location unknown or extremely protected, and meant to obtain and secure something important, for a reason unknown to anyone beyond the Guardians. #367BritLit

“We'd been taught to think about each other, but never about the guardians. The idea the guardians had differences between them, that never occurred to us.” #367BritLit